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South Africa win the Africa Cup of Nations

South Africa win the Africa Cup of Nations

How a football victory in 1996 helped South Africa heal the wounds of Apartheid

Sporting Witness · BBC World Service

January 17, 20159m 8s

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Show Notes

In 1996, South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations, bringing sporting joy to a country still recovering from apartheid. For the Bafana Bafana team, it was their first - and so far only - victory at an international football tournament. Sporting Witness speaks to two members of the multi-racial side, Phil Masinga and Mark Fish.

Photo: South Africa captain, Neil Tovey, lifting the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 (Getty Images)